Mounting for acoustic devices



' March 31,1930. E, ATKlNS 2,036,010

MOUNT ING FOR ACOUSTIC DEVICES Filed July 25, 1954 INVENTOR A TTORNE Y Patented Mar. 31, 1936 UNITED STATES PAT ENT OFFICE MOUNTING rortacousrrc DEVICES George E. Atkins, Glen Ridge, N. J., asslg'nor to Bell Telephone Laboratories,

Incorporated,

New York, N. -Y., a corporation of New York Application July 25,. 1934, Serial No. 736,846 9 Claims. (01,.179-146) This invention relates. to' mountings for acoustic devices and more particularly to mount:

ings for hand telephones, adapted to be supported on a vertical surface.

One object of this invention is to cure a hand telephone upon a mounting so that accidental dislodgement of the telephone is prevented.

Another object of this invention is to reduce the cost and to expedite the manufacture of mountings for hand telephones.

In one embodiment. illustrative of this inventionfa mounting comprises a frame, which may vets thereon for attachment to a support.

tion of the receiver ll.

be of a metallic rod formed into the desired shape, having armsprovided with lugs or brack- The frame is provided at one end with a cradle portion for accommodating the receiver of a hand I telephone and is provided with a hanger at the other end for accommodating the transmitter of the hand telephone; A resilient member, such as a coiled spring, is secured to the hanger and adapted to frictionally engage a portion of the transmitter and by its resistance to distortion to lock the hand telephone on the mounting. A bufier member, which also may be a coiled spring, is carried by the frame and positioned'to be engaged by the transmitter to prevent contactbetween the transmitter and the support to whichthe mounting is attached.

rigidly se- I I6 for securing the mounting to a support, such for example, as a vertical wall, not shown. The frame comprises also a -hanger at the other end of'the arms l3, including forwardly extending. arms l8 and rearwardly extending arms 19 connected by a cross member 20, which may have secured thereto a lug or bracket 2|.

A resilient member, such as a coiled spring 22 is suitably secured to the arms I8 and 19 at the junction thereof and is adapted to engage the transmitter I2 of the hand telephone .and securely lock the hand telephone on the mounting.

.- In order to preventcontact between the trans-' mitter I 2 and'the' wall to which the mounting -.is secured, a buffer or cushioning member such as a coiled spring 23 extending between the arms l9 and suitably secured thereto, is provided. As shown in Fig. 3, a strap 24, for example, of leather, m'ay be provided instead of a coiled spring- As is clearly shown in Fig. 2, the receiver H I of the hand telephone overhangs the portion I 5 of .The invention and the features thereof will be understood more clearly and fully from the following detailed description with reference to the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a mounting for hand telephones, constructed in accordancewith this invention; v

Fig. 2 is a side view of the mounting illustrated in Fig. 1 and showing, in dotted outline, a hand telephone mounted'thereon; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view illustrating a modification ofthe mounting shown in Fig.1.

Referring now to the drawing, the. mounting" shown therein illustrative of thisinvention comprises a. frame whichmay be formed of a rela-' tively rigid metallic rod, and is adapted to support a hand telephone which may include a handle ID, a receiver ll atone end of the handle,

and a transmitter I2 at the other end of the handle. The frame comprises a pair of parallel arms l3 and a forwardly extending cradle por-- -tion M at one end of thearms l3, having a portion' I5 of a configuration conforming to a por- The arms l3 have secured thereto, as by welding, lugs or brackets the cradle and the coiled spring 22 engages a portion of transmitter l2 and because of its resistance to distortion prevents displacement of the transmitter and accidental dislodgment 'of the hand telephone. The coiled spring 22, how- ,be made therein without departing from the scope and spirit of this invention as defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A mounting for a hand telephone including a. handle and telephone instruments mounted in spaced relation on said handle, comprising a portion adapted to be secured to a support,

spaced members carried by said portion for accommodating said instruments, and resilient docking means at one of said spaced members engaging the instrument associated with said one member.

2. A mounting for hand telephones including a handle and telephonic instruments 'mounted in spaced relation on said handle, comprising a other or said instruments, and resilient means carried' by said hanger, engaging said second instrument and holding said hand telephone in fixed position.

3. A mounting for hand telephones including on said mounting.

4. A. mounting for hand telephones including a handle, a receiver at one end of saidhandle, and a transmitter at the other end of said handle, comprising a single piece member forming a frame having parallel arms, a cradle at one end of said arms for accommodating said re ceiver, a hanger at the other end of said arms for accommodating said transmitter, and a resilient member associated 'with said hanger adapted to frictionally engage'said transmitter to lock said hand telephone on said mounting.

5. A mounting for hand telephones including a. handle, a receive at one end of said handle, and a transmitter at the other end of said handle, comprising a metallic rodviorming a frame having parallel arms, a cradle at one endof said arms for receiving, and having a portion conforming to a part of said receiver, and a hanger at the other end of said arms for accommodating said'transmitter, and a coiled spring mounted on said hanger for frictionally engaging said transmitter. I

6. A mounting for hand telephones including a handle 'and telephonic instruments at oppoportion adapted to be secured to a support, a cradle for accommodating one of said telephonicinstruments. a hanger for accommodating anaccommodatingv one of instruments, a hanger for' accommodating another of said instruments,;means for locking said second instrument insaid hanger,-and bufl'er means in said hanger adapted /to be engaged by said second instrument. I a

I. A mounting for hand telephones including a handle and-telephonic instruments at opposite ends of said handle, comprising a single piece frame having arms adapted to be secured to a support, acradle for receiving one of said instruments, and a hanger for receiving the other of saidinstruments, resilient means carried by said frame for engaging said other instrument to lock it in said hanger, and a resilient butler member mounted on said hanger and adapted to be engaged by said other instrument.

8. 'A mounting for hand telephones including a handle and telephonic instruments at opposite ends'of said handle, comprising a metallic rod forming a frame having parallel arms, a cradle at" one end of said arms for receiving one of said instruments, and a hanger at the other end of said arms for accommodating the other -of said instruments, said hanger having side portions extending forwardly from said arms, a coiled spring extending, between saidportions and adapted to frictionally engage said other instrument, and a coiled buffer spring extending having angularly extending extensions at one.

end formed to' accommodate the receiver and having angularly extending and reversely bent extensions at the other end for accommodating the transmitter,- and a resilient member extending across and connected to said extensions at said other end with which said transmitter cooperates to hold said hand telephone in position when placed on said mounting.

GEORGE E. ATKINS. 

